Work Overview

Partly inspired by one of Picasso's most beautiful cubist works,
Girl with a Mandolin, this work represents a sort of
imaginary ballet. It could be that the mandolin in the picture
comes to life and dances under a full moon. Overjoyed at his new
freedom he sings a serenade to the girl in the painting. For some
reason she does not respond?

This, of course, is a purely fanciful notion that only occurred
to me after writing the piece, but it does fit the mood and
temperament of what I was trying to achieve: a dance, a serenade
and the unique voice of the mandolin.